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The Georgia Department of Transportation is monitoring the weather and conditions. Now that most of the snow and icy weather is expected further to our north, G-DOT spokesperson Teri Pope says crews will begin canvassing the mountain areas later today. “Our first shift came in at midnight and we’ve been checking road conditions since then,” she said. “We have our […]

Acting on a recommendation from the state’s Emergency Operations Command, Gov. Nathan Deal this evening signed an executive order to declare a state of emergency for disaster preparedness for the 15 North Georgia counties under a winter storm warning and will ask state workers in affected areas who are not involved in emergency response to work from home. “I am […]

The Franklin County Sheriff’s office is warning of another scam in which a caller tells the victim they’ve won the Publisher’s Clearing House sweepstakes. Franklin County Sheriff Stevie Thomas said there have been a number of victims in recent days. “Beware of callers saying they’re from Publisher’s Clearing House,” Thomas said. “We’ve received a number of calls from citizens in […]

The search for a missing kyaker on Lake Hartwell has been suspended temporarily. Dive teams and rescuers from the South Carolina Department of Natural Resources, Georgia DNR, as well as divers canvassed the lake throughout the weekend in an attempt to locate 64-year old Brady Hamby of West Union, SC but with no success. Late Sunday, Scott Krein, Oconee County […]

By Charlie Bauder, WNEG Radio, Toccoa In Stephens County, a man often seen walking around collecting aluminum cans from the side of the road has been found dead. According to Stephens County Sheriff Randy Shirley, his office is conducting an investigation as to the cause and nature of the man’s death. “I was called by two different individuals about Wilfred […]